Thomas Wollmann, Gerrit Einhoff, Kara Sprague & Alexandra Wudel

The AI Skills Gap: What Tech Leaders Must Get Right

What if the biggest roadblock to AI adoption isn't technology, but your company's culture?

The AI Skills Gap: What Tech Leaders Must Get Right
#1about 1 minute

Cultural transformation is the key to AI adoption

The primary obstacle to bridging the AI skills gap is cultural, requiring continuous technical upskilling, leadership role-modeling, and updated hiring practices.

#2about 3 minutes

Overcoming legal and security roadblocks for AI adoption

Leaders must streamline internal processes to prevent legal and security teams from creating fear and becoming barriers to AI experimentation and adoption.

#3about 4 minutes

Navigating AI implementation in highly regulated industries

In regulated fields, it's crucial to manage the expectation gap between AI's potential and its implementation by involving compliance functions early.

#4about 4 minutes

Using a phased approach to scale AI adoption

Successful AI adoption involves a two-phase process of first creating excitement with lighthouse projects and then driving adoption at scale through continuous training.

#5about 6 minutes

Practical methods for fun and effective AI upskilling

Organizations can make AI upskilling engaging through gamified learning, themed hackathons, AI-generated skills matrices, and structured certification programs.

#6about 7 minutes

Building an engineering culture to attract top AI talent

Attracting top AI talent requires building a strong engineering culture focused on purpose and challenging problems, rather than just competing on salary.

#7about 2 minutes

Fostering employee resilience for continuous AI-driven change

Leaders must address the human resistance to constant change by coaching for resilience and helping employees find value in continuous learning.

#8about 1 minute

Final takeaways for leaders on the AI skill gap

Leaders must act proactively, embrace a continuous novice mindset, and take the entire organization on the journey to navigate the high velocity of AI transformation.

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